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Kazuya Nakai

Kazuya Nakai (中井 和哉, born November 25, 1967) is an award-winning Japanese voice actor and narrator who was born in Kobe, Japan. From a young age, he was interested in anime. Growing up he had interests like volleyball and archery. He was working as a civil servant in a technical field at 25 when he decided that's not how he wanted to live his life, so he enrolled into a voice acting school he attended on his days off and on weekends while still working. Despite starting his career as a narrator, he took off as a voice actor and became a big name when he got the role of Roronoa Zoro, a character he definitely wanted to voice. He narrates programs including information and news programs and voices many iconic characters such as Roronoa Zoro from One Piece, Toshiro Hijikata from Gintama, Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara, Mugen from Samurai Champloo and Jin Sakai in the Japanese dub of the video game Ghost of Tsushima. He loves driving, practicing archery and spending time with his dog and cat.

Filmography

2026
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames

as Toshiro Hijikata (voice)

Movie
2025
Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc

as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)

Movie
2022
One Piece Film Red

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Movie
2015
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult

as Borma (voice)

Movie
2009
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God

as Kanzo Mogi (voice)

Movie
2025
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class

as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)

TV Show
2024
Dan Da Dan

as Serpoians (voice)

TV Show
2023
MF GHOST

as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)

TV Show
2019
Fire Force

as Akitaru Obi (voice)

TV Show
2006
Death Note

as Kanzo Mogi (voice)

TV Show
1999
One Piece

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

TV Show